2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 5,851 people earned their degree in architectural and building sciences/technology, making the major the 155th most popular in the United States.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 44 architectural and building sciences/technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for an Associate” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in architectural and building sciences/technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great architectural and building sciences/technology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the architectural and building sciences/technology program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The architectural and building sciences/technology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for an Associate”.

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Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for an Associate

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for an Associate.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology

#1

Ranken Technical College

Saint Louis, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$15,933 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Ranken Technical College landed the #1 spot on the list. Ranken Technical College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Ranken Technical College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Ranken Technical College is $15,933 for associate degree architectural and building sciences/technology students.

Read more about Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology at Ranken Technical College

#2

New York Institute of Technology

Old Westbury, New York

#2 in overall quality

$21,427 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Schools for an Associate list. Located in Old Westbury, New York, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified associates’s architectural and building sciences/technology students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree architectural and building sciences/technology students list, NYIT has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend New York Institute of Technology is $21,427 for Associate Degree Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full NYIT Architectural & Building Sciences/Technology Report

Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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